The Scourge of Worlds: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (2003) (V)

Director:

Dan Krech

Writers:

Richard Elliott (writer)
Simon Racioppa (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Fantasy

Plot:

Long ago in a land ravaged by strife, an ancient race of mages crafted the ultimate weapon to destroy their enemies...

Plot Keywords:

Dungeons And Dragons | RPG | Sword And Sorcery | Interactive | Role Playing Game

Cast

Dan Hay	...	Regdar
Lester Rosenthal	...	Barathion
Anna Deas	...	Mialee
Caroline Lesley	...	Lidda
Jack Brown	...	Rayne
Sam Cunningham	...	Ariadne
Chad Nixon	...	Innkeeper
Paul Stodolny	...	Teaghan
Peter Lepeniotis	...	Jaerhome
Tom Perry	...	Korgen
Jos'h R.L. Fuller	...	Druid 1
Mark Davies	...	Druid 2
Damian Upton	...	Additional Character
Justin Drury	...	Additional Character

Directed by
Dan Krech

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Elliott		writer
Simon Racioppa		writer

Produced by
Jeff Bell	....	executive producer
Marylou Bono	....	executive producer
Linda Gillies	....	producer
Julie Kane-Ritsch	....	associate producer
Dan Krech	....	co-executive producer
Jackie Lynette	....	co-executive producer
Carol Monroe	....	executive producer
Cindi Rice	....	producer
Arny Schorr	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Pecile
David W. Shaw

Production Design by
Paul Dobson

Art Direction by
Paul Dobson

Production Management
Rob Aitchison	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kyran Kelly	....	assistant director

Art Department
Jason Doucet	....	concept artist
Bogdan Molea	....	concept artist
Michael Schwab	....	concept artist

Sound Department
Paula Anderson	....	re-recording supervisor
Paula Anderson	....	sound director
Rob Andres	....	voice recording engineer
Adam Bolduc	....	sound editor
Gary Daprato	....	foley artist
Justin Drury	....	sound designer
Ryan Henwood	....	sound editor
Ric Jurgens	....	re-recording engineer
Baxter Merry	....	sound designer
Baxter Merry	....	supervising dialogue editor
Baxter Merry	....	voice recording assistant engineer
Scott Murdoch	....	sound editor
Joe Serafini	....	executive audio supervisor
Joe Serafini	....	re-recording supervisor
Jamie Sulek	....	re-recording engineer
Stephen Traub	....	voice recording engineer

Visual Effects by
Rob Aitchison	....	motion capture director
Peta Bayley	....	modeler
Kevin Clark	....	visual effects
Paul Dobson	....	character modeler
Allison Gardner	....	visual effects
Marc-André Guindon	....	motion capture integrator
Alan Kennedy	....	lead effects compositor
Alan Kennedy	....	supervising compositor
Warren Lawtey	....	effects animator
David Lesso	....	additional compositor
Roubina Messerkhanian	....	visual effects
Bogdan Molea	....	matte painter
Mark Neysmith	....	modeler
Dave Olivares	....	additional compositor
Pranay Patel	....	effects animator
Carol Prince	....	lead character modeler
Florent Revel	....	character animator
Scott Sanderson	....	fur effects developer
Michael Schwab	....	matte painter
Paul Stodolny	....	visual effects
Sean Sullivan	....	character rigging
Bryan C. Uren	....	visual effects
Pat Wakefield	....	effects compositor
Brent Whitmore	....	effects compositor
Brian Windsor	....	motion capture technical director
Roger Wong	....	modeler
Boogab Youn	....	lighter

Camera and Electrical Department
Belma Abdicevic	....	lighting technician
Peta Bayley	....	lighting technician
Paul Dobson	....	lighting supervisor
Kyran Kelly	....	lead camera
Alan Kennedy	....	lead camera
Dominic Menegon	....	lighting technician
Tom Perry	....	lighting technician
Scott Sanderson	....	lighting technician
Paul Stodolny	....	camera operator: 3-D camera
Daniele Tosti	....	lighting lead
Bryan C. Uren	....	camera operator: 3-D camera
Rob Waterworth	....	lighting technician
Andrew Woodhouse	....	lighting technician
Boogab Youn	....	lighting technician

Animation Department
Craig Barr	....	animator
Peta Bayley	....	animator
Katie Cheang	....	animator
Mark Davies	....	animator
Tim Dormady	....	animator
Michael Fabris	....	animator
Brian Foster	....	animator
Dan Hay	....	animator
Inna Itkin	....	animator
Scott Johnston	....	animator
Kyran Kelly	....	animator
Justin Kupka	....	animator
Peter Lepeniotis	....	animator
Kevin McDonagh	....	animator
Dominic Menegon	....	animator
Keith Nicholson	....	animator
Keith Nicholson	....	animator
Carol Prince	....	animation director
Florent Revel	....	animator
Scott Sanderson	....	animator
Sue Hyunsook Shim	....	animator
Nick Starcevic	....	animator
David Stodolny	....	animator
Sean Sullivan	....	animator
Glen Sylvester	....	animator (as Glenn Sylvester)
John Wong	....	animator

Casting Department
Paula Anderson	....	voice casting

Other crew
Paula Anderson	....	assistant voice director
Jeff Bell	....	head of systems
James Craig	....	scene planner
Paul Dobson	....	story consultant
Jos'h RL Fuller	....	database developer
Ashley Irving-Scott	....	production coordinator
David Lesso	....	rendering
Lisa Ann Meawasige-Kertesz	....	production coordinator
Dominic Menegon	....	environment modeler
Caesar Niculescu	....	environment modeler
Pranay Patel	....	technical development
Scott Sanderson	....	environment modeler
Ed Stark	....	creative content consultant
Damian Upton	....	systems administrator
Derek Vanlint	....	story consultant
Brent Whitmore	....	title designer: main titles

Production Companies

• Dan Krech Productions

Special Effects

• Dan Krech Productions
• Realities Studio

Other Companies

• Foley Arts  foley art

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:PG

Company:

Dan Krech Productions

Trivia:

The characters of Regdar, Lidda and Mialee are referred to by D&D players as the "iconic characters" as they were created to be used as examples in the 2002 edition of the Dungeons and Dragons rulebook. The three characters also make regular appearances in a series of Dungeons and Dragons novels by T.H. Lain beginning in 2002. The three characters as shown are consistent with their literary counterparts, except that Mialee has less hair due to the logistics of computer animation.

Entertaining for about 45 minutes...

The concept of this DVD is particularly appealing. As a fan of both fantasy films and the long-dormant gamebook genre of the 1980's (Choose Your Own Adventure, Endless Quest, etc.), I saw this title as a potential test project in a whole new generation of "gamebooks." I'm not a big fan of computer animation. I think that most of the time, CG characters look a little too much like something out of a local Tech school commercial rather than a fantasy world. However, the animation here is pretty decent and, although not particularly atmospheric, it is reminiscent of cinematic portions of Computer RPGs.

The biggest disappointment is in the plot itself. I was expecting something much more epic than what was given. What we do get is a plot more like an episode of the old "D&D" cartoon show than "Lord of the Rings" or other high fantasy. I won't go into specifics, but the "big twist" is relatively transparent, and the various finales are extremely lackluster.

It's an interesting idea, and I hope more of these are made, so we can have a DVD gamebook worthy of this great concept.